1994 Texas - Texas Tech

Horns witness Red Raid
Tech embarrasses UT with 33-9 win

Johnny Ludden
Daily Texan Staff

   LUBBOCK -- Heading into the showdown with Texas Tech, Longhorn head  
coach John Mackovic said the Red Raiders' defenders worried him so much  
that he saw them in his dreams.
Saturday they were in his backfield.
   Tech's defense permanently derailed the Longhorns' offense early in the  
first quarter and then watched as the Red Raiders offense rolled over Texas  
en route to a 33-9 drubbing for the most lopsided Tech win in the history  
of the 44-game series.
   In a game the Longhorn players said they had to have, Texas did not even  
come close.
   "We're really not playing like a very good team -- we're really not a  
very good team," Texas offensive tackle Blake Brockermeyer said. "We were  
talking about this being a championship game for us, then we come in here  
and stink up the field.
   "It would take a miracle from God for us to even be considered for the  
Cotton Bowl."
   Miracles aside, Texas, which dropped to 5-3 and, more important, 2-2 in  
the Southwest Conference, now must win out against Texas A&M, Houston and  
Baylor, and hope for losses by Tech and Rice for a Cotton Bowl berth. Rice  
3-4 (2-2) has conference games against SMU, Baylor and Houston left. The  
Red Raiders 4-4 (3-2) face Houston and TCU.
   "The Cotton Bowl is not one of our objectives now," Texas strong safety  
Chris Carter said. "We're not looking that far ahead.
   "Embarrassment is not the word. It hurt our feelings, it hurt our pride  
to get blown out. We just have to regroup."
   As Texas tailback Rodrick Walker pointed out, the Longhorns will not  
have trouble finding areas to work on.
"[Tech] just beat us -- everywhere," Walker said.
   Walker's observation was on target: The Red Raiders dominated just about  
every facet of the game.
   While Texas Tech was piling up an insurmountable 21-3 halftime lead  
behind the passing of quarterback Zebbie Lethridge and I-back Byron  
Hanspard, Texas' offense was left hanging in the 29-mph wind. The  
Longhorns' first-half drive chart looked more like the practice schedule of  
punter Duane Vacek: punt, punt, punt... . Texas' first six drives netted 24  
total yards.
   Tech rushed for 163 yards on 46 carries. Texas picked up 63 yards with  
most of that coming in the fourth quarter, long after the game had been  
decided.
   Hanspard ran for 111 yards on 28 carries. Texas' running game stalled  
after its first possession and backup quarterback James Brown finished as  
the Horns' leading rusher with 28 yards on five carries.
   Tech's other I-back Alton Crain scored on a one-yard dive to give the  
Red Raiders a 31-3 lead with 11:12 left in the final quarter. Tailback  
Priest Holmes was Texas' lone running back representative in the end zone --  
he was tackled for a safety with 7:34 remaining in the fourth quarter for a  
33-3 Tech advantage.
   The Red Raiders blitzed most of the afternoon, finishing with nine  
tackles for a loss and shutting down just about every Texas' sweep or  
pitch.
   "They were just a little more ready to play than we were," Walker said.  
"The things they did were no surprise. It's just that none of us were  
getting to them."
   Texas' passing game did not fare much better. Starter Shea Morenz and  
Brown combined to complete 14 of 31 passes for 150 yards while being  
harassed by a Tech defense that finished the game with six sacks.
   Morenz struggled in the wind during the first quarter and did not  
complete a pass until his sixth attempt. Brown, who played all of the  
fourth quarter and completed 10 of 20 passes for 100 yards with a TD and an  
interception, led Texas on both its scoring drives, a 55-yard field goal by  
Mark Schultis on the final play of the first half and a 10-yard TD pass to  
wide receiver Eric Jackson with 5:39 left in the game.
   Lethridge completed 12 of 24 passes for 153 yards. Lethridge followed up  
a 25-yard touchdown pass to Sheldon Bass with a seven-yarder to Stacy  
Mitchell to give the Red Raiders a 13-0 lead with 5:28 left in the first  
quarter. His 10-yard TD throw to Scott Aylor and two-point conversion run  
put Tech up 21-0 with 1:53 remaining in the first quarter.
   "Of course that was a tough loss, but losses are tough for everyone,"  
Mackovic said. "This gives us the chance to rebuild, like we've done  
before, and bounce back again."
Mackovic's tone, however, changed Sunday.
   "I'm really angry about losing that game yesterday," he said.
   "We didn't give the type of performance I know we have had in the past  
and the type we expect to have this week.
   "After watching the tapes it dawned on me that we just did not play good  
football."
Brockermeyer took it a step further.
   "The season's almost pissed away for the whole year," Brockermeyer said.  
"I'm not sure what to think."
   * Mackovic said he has not yet determined how much playing time Brown  
and Morenz will receive this week. "At this point, Shea is still going to  
be the starter," Mackovic said.

Texas Tech 33, Texas 9

Texas        0  3  6  0  --   9
Texas Tech  13  8  3  9  --  33

                    Texas     Tech
First downs            17       20
Rushes-yards        41-63   46-163
Passing               150      153
Return Yards           16       80
Comp-Att-Int      14-31-1  12-24-1
Punts                9-41     7-42
Fumbles-Lost          2-1      3-0
Penalties-Yards      9-124    9-75
Time of Possession   31:04   28:56

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
   Rushing -- Texas: Brown 5-28, Walker 13-23, Wilson 13-19, Coleman 1-14,  
Holmes 4-8, Vacek 1- (-7), Morenz 4- (-22). Tech: Hanspard 28-111,  
Lethridge 6-19, Garnest 3-14, Crain 6-9, Hubbs 2-9, Walker 1-1.
   Passing -- Texas: Brown 10-20-100, Morenz 4-11-50. Tech: Lethridge  
12-24-153.
   Receiving -- Texas: Pinkney 4-36, C. Jackson 3-42, E. Jackson 2-21,  
Walker 1-6, Hakes 1-15, Harrison 2-25, Bradley 1-5. Tech: Darden 2-56, Bass  
2-32, Hobbs 2-20, Fiebiger 1-12, Aylor 1-10, McKenzie 1-8, Mitchell 1-7,  
Lavender 1-6, Hanspard 1-2.